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that helped obama. the margin of victory for those under 34 obama was 68% to 32%. john mccain received a majority of votes from those over 35. few of us were surprised to hear meghan mccain suggest the republican party was on the principles of becoming irrelevant to young people. now, it is a bit early to say, but some of us are starting to think that the top down television based model that dominated politics since the 1960's has been transformed by the obama approach. he absolutely perfected it. i am running out of time, and i do not want go over. a long and short of it is that this is an interesting opportunity. the parties of the 21st century are confronted with a rare chance. elections have connected a meaningful commitment and a renewed interest and activism, especially among young people. but the challenges of keeping this momentum are numerous. several steps can be taken, such as close coordination between candidates' efforts and party commitments. there must be a focus on local party structures, what ray was talking about a few minutes ago. parties like mo
that helped obama. the margin of victory for those under 34 obama was 68% to 32%. john mccain received a majority of votes from those over 35. few of us were surprised to hear meghan mccain suggest the republican party was on the principles of becoming irrelevant to young people. now, it is a bit early to say, but some of us are starting to think that the top down television based model that dominated politics since the 1960's has been transformed by the obama approach. he absolutely perfected...
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singh and president obama. we are, therefore, very honored that the amle has joined us today to provide that kind of background information and discussion with the group. the ambassador is actually the second most senior member of the very distinguished indian foreign service, having joined it back in 1973 and having held a series of increasingly key posts in the foreign service and the ministry of foreign affairs since that time. she was actually posted to washington at an earlier time, serves as minister for commerce in the early 1990's. she has been a director in the prime minister's office. she has headed the indian council of cultural relations, overseeing india's cultural diplomacy. she has headed two divisions that have been key in terms of india's relations with its neighbors, the office dealing with the sarc, and dealing with neighbors nepal, and butan. since then she has been serves as india's ambassador. of late, particularly concerned with the preparations for the prime minister's visit. so, ambassa
singh and president obama. we are, therefore, very honored that the amle has joined us today to provide that kind of background information and discussion with the group. the ambassador is actually the second most senior member of the very distinguished indian foreign service, having joined it back in 1973 and having held a series of increasingly key posts in the foreign service and the ministry of foreign affairs since that time. she was actually posted to washington at an earlier time, serves...
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president obama landed in china this morning. earlier today he covered ground ne goerting a new nuclear agreement with russia. they're working to replace the start to nuclear treaty that expires next month, and the president says things look good. >> in our first meeting when i traveled to moscow, we arrived at an understanding that it made sense for our two countries to begin reducing further our nuclear stockpiles. our negotiators have made excellent progress over the last several months. our goal continues to be to complete the negotiations and be able to sign a deal before the end of the deal. and i'm confident that if we work hard and with a sense of urur jenscy about it, we should be able to get it done. >> the two leaders also talked about iran, obama said time is running fout out for tehran doing something about their nuclear program. >>> president barack obama couldn't bring home the olympics, but he's bringing some tourism to his home state. the united states will host the apec summit in hawaii. >>> some guantanamo bay
president obama landed in china this morning. earlier today he covered ground ne goerting a new nuclear agreement with russia. they're working to replace the start to nuclear treaty that expires next month, and the president says things look good. >> in our first meeting when i traveled to moscow, we arrived at an understanding that it made sense for our two countries to begin reducing further our nuclear stockpiles. our negotiators have made excellent progress over the last several...
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when president obama and announced from pittsburgh that the g20 would replace the g-8, singapore and prime minister called it a -- but the post world war ii had come to an end. and indeed i think that this transformation from g-8, from g7, g-8 and then g7 with the various plus is ultimately to g20 is a stark acknowledgment of a fundamental transformation that has taken place in the use of power and in the global decision-making process. it's certainly true that the rise of the so-called great countries, brazil, russia, india, and china represents a global economic shift. twenty years ago some of the president's most important local financial trip would have been to europe. today it is beijing. really the developing world needs a legitimate seat at the table so that all of us can better address shared challenges. we party begun this process through recognizing g20 as the premier economic coordinating forum. and it has made encouraging progress since. a year ago, at the height of the crisis, it convened for the first time at the leaders level and it launched the largest and most coordi
when president obama and announced from pittsburgh that the g20 would replace the g-8, singapore and prime minister called it a -- but the post world war ii had come to an end. and indeed i think that this transformation from g-8, from g7, g-8 and then g7 with the various plus is ultimately to g20 is a stark acknowledgment of a fundamental transformation that has taken place in the use of power and in the global decision-making process. it's certainly true that the rise of the so-called great...
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obama is now in singapore. he will meet with leaders of apec. before leaving japan, he said the u.s. needs to work closer with japan. he also said there are other tough things to deal with. >> this is a place where the risk of a nuclear arms race threatens the security of the wider world, and where extremists who defile a great religion plan attacks on both of our continents. there can be no solution to our energy security and our climate challenge without the rising powers and developing nations of the asia pacific. to meet these common challenges, the united states looks to strengthen old alliances and build new partnerships with the nations of this region. >> also while he's in singapore, he'll talk with russia's president about the nuclear agreement which expires next month. >>> increased fighting in afghanistan is hurting morale with u.s. soldiers. in contrast, two battlefield surveys found morale is up among soldiers in iraq because combat there is decreasing. the survey is indicating suicide have jumped
obama is now in singapore. he will meet with leaders of apec. before leaving japan, he said the u.s. needs to work closer with japan. he also said there are other tough things to deal with. >> this is a place where the risk of a nuclear arms race threatens the security of the wider world, and where extremists who defile a great religion plan attacks on both of our continents. there can be no solution to our energy security and our climate challenge without the rising powers and developing...
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president obama landed in china this morning. he met russian president at an international summit in singapo singapore. and the president said things look good. >> my first meeting when we traveled to moscow. our two countries to begin reducing our stockpiles. made progress over the last several months and our goal continues to be to complete the negotiatations and be able to sign a deal before the end of the year and i'm confident that if we work hard and with a sense of urgency about it, we should be able to get that done. >> president oobalma and the russian leader also talked about iran. time is running out for tehran to do something about its nuclear program. the u.s. and russia will keep pushing iran diplomatically and there are other options if that fa fails, but he didn't offer any details. >>> president barack obama couldn't bring home the olympics, but he's bringing some tourism to his home state. the united states will host the apec summit in hawaii in 2011. the host gets to dictate what the guests wear. the president
president obama landed in china this morning. he met russian president at an international summit in singapo singapore. and the president said things look good. >> my first meeting when we traveled to moscow. our two countries to begin reducing our stockpiles. made progress over the last several months and our goal continues to be to complete the negotiatations and be able to sign a deal before the end of the year and i'm confident that if we work hard and with a sense of urgency about...
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that report comes as president obama sends more troops into afghanistan. >>> president obama is now in singapo singapore, the second stop on his asia tour, meeting with the members of apec. before he left japan, he said the u.s. needs to work more with asia because it could create jobs back at home. >> this is a place where the risks of a nuclear arms race threatens the security of the wider world and where extremists who defile a great religion plan attacks on both our congress. and there can be no solution to our energy security and our climate challenge without the rising powers and developing powers of the asia pacific. to meet these common challenges, the united states looks to strengthen aligns and build new partnerships with the nations of this region. >> while in singapore, the president is due to talk with russian president about replacing the nuclear agreement which expires next month. >>> strong reaction to bring a 9/11 trial to new york city. attorney general eric holder said five suspects with alleged ties to the attacks will be tried in civilian court in manhattan, just b
that report comes as president obama sends more troops into afghanistan. >>> president obama is now in singapo singapore, the second stop on his asia tour, meeting with the members of apec. before he left japan, he said the u.s. needs to work more with asia because it could create jobs back at home. >> this is a place where the risks of a nuclear arms race threatens the security of the wider world and where extremists who defile a great religion plan attacks on both our congress....